Chilhar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Chilhar ranks #10 of 72 villages in Agiaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chilhar is a village of 4,188 people in 685 households (Census 2011) in Agiaon block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 72 villages in Agiaon block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 886 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802164, served by Sandesh post office; the LGD village code is 247585. The sarpanch is HAMIRA KHATOON, and the village votes in Sonepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vinay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 4,938 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kirkiri →
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Chilhar? 3 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Chilhar →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Agiaon mandal
Chilhar doesn't have its own precise centroid yet, so these places are nearby in the Agiaon mandal — sorted by distance from the village's approximate centre. Claim the village to add precise locations.
Place data sourced from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Verified entries are confirmed by the Gram Panchayat. See something wrong? Suggest an edit.
Reflective Traffic Signs To Make Night Driving on Rural Roads Safer, Curb Accidents (via Patna Press). Read the full story at the source.
"Commitment to all-round development will take Bihar to new heights": PM Modi on cabinet expansion (via Rising Kashmir). Read the full story at the source.
Bihar cabinet portfolio allocation: Who gets what in Samrat Choudhary's government, here's the full list (via The Economic Times). Read the full story at the source.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobNo photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.